Buckle



W. HORN.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 29. 1920- 1,385,323. Patented July 19, 1921.

WILLIAMHQRN, OF ONEONTA, NEW YORK.

BUCKL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 19, 1921.

Application filed July 29, 1920. Serial No. 399,743.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Horn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oneonta, in the county of Otsego and btate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles and more particularly to what are known as non-slip buckles.

The object of the invention is to provide a buckle of this character so constructed and mounted that all possibility of the buckle twisting is prevented.

Another object is to provide peculiarly formed rows of stitching for mounting such a buckle between two plies of material to hold the buckle against slipping.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents plan view of a portion of a glove showing this improved buckle ap lied.

ig. 2 is a plan view of the buckle detached, and,

Fig. 3 is a similar view nection of two pieces of fabric prior to the application of the buckle showing peculiar arrangement of stitching used in connection therewith.

Fig. 4; is a detail perspective view of a slightly different form of buckle.

In the embodiment illustrated. in Figs. 1 to 3 the buckle 1 constituting a part of this invention is shown constructed of a heavy piece of wire bent into substantially rectangular form with its ends inserted in a sleeve-like roller 2 which constitutes one side of the buckle. Projecting from the other side of the buckle is a laterally ex tending arm 3 formed from a portion of the Wire folded upon itself with the members 4 and 5 thereof spaced slightly apart. These members are designed to straddle the shank 6 of a T-shaped row of stitching which connects the two plies 7 and 8 of the material between which the buckle is to be mounted and which in the present instance constitutes a. glove and a patch-like buckle attaching member.

showing the con- In the application of this buckle the patchllke ply 8 is stitched to the wrist portion of the glove 7 by means of a rectangular row of stitching 9 having extending laterally at right-angles from one side thereof the row 6 which constitutes the shank of the T-shaped row of stitching the rectangular part 9 constituting its head.

fter this member 8 has been stitched to the member 7 as above described the buckle 1 is placed betweenthe plies with the members 4 and 5 of the arm 3 straddling the row of stitching 6 while the sides and ends of said buckle encircle said rectangular row 9 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. By So placing the buckle it will obviously be held against movement laterally and it is then stitched into position by a row of stitching 10 arranged around its arm 3 the adjacent side which carries this arm and the opposite end members thereby completely concealing the buckle except for the roller carried side which projects and is adapted for en agement by a strap (not shown).

0 complete and neatly finish the connection the member 8 is turned in and stitched down to the member 7 as shown at 11. This atch-like portion 8 operating also to reinorce the body of the glove at the point Where the buckle is connected thereto.

A buckle secured in the manner above described will be reliably held against shifting or twisting the gist of the invention lying in the formation of the arm 3 and the T-shaped stitching, the shank of which is straddled by said arm.

In Fig. 4 the buckle 1 is shown struck out from a single plate of metal, the arm 3' having a slot 12 open at its inner end to adapt said arm to straddle the shank 6 of the T -shaped row of. stitching in a manner similar to arm 3 of buckle 1.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it will be understood that any modifications within the scope of the claim may be made in the con struction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is:

The combination with two plies of material superposed one on the other, a T-shaped row of stitching connecting said plies, the head of said T being formed of a pair of parallel laterally spaced rows connected at their ends, a rectangular buckle for insertion between said plies and having a loop extending laterally from one side bar thereof, the members of said loop being designed to straddle the shank of the T-shaped row of stitching, the body of the buckle fitting snugly around the head of the T-shaped row with all except one side member disposed between said plies, and a row of stitching outlining the portion of said buckle disposed between said plies, said outlined stitching being in close proximity to the buckle whereby it is securely held against movement.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

WILLIAM HORN. 

